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Exploring the Extreme Magnetized Universe with ASKAP/VAST — NSF Award to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI, $507,339)

A new generation of telescopes is surveying large areas of sky repeatedly, making ``cosmic movies'' and discovering rare but exciting new objects. At radio wavelengths, some sources that have been found recently are pushing the frontiers of our understanding of the Universe. In particular, long period transients show p

Award titleExploring the Extreme Magnetized Universe with ASKAP/VAST
Award ID2511757
AwardeeUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
CityMILWAUKEE
StateWI
Amount obligated$507,339
Principal investigatorDavid Kaplan
ProgramSTELLAR ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSC
Start date09/01/2025
AbstractA new generation of telescopes is surveying large areas of sky repeatedly, making ``cosmic movies'' and discovering rare but exciting new objects. At radio wavelengths, some sources that have been found recently are pushing the frontiers of our understanding of the Universe. In particular, long period transients show pulsar-like emission but with periods hundreds or thousands of times longer than normal. They seem to require a new energy source other than rotation or normal magnetic behavior, an
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